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168. A properly constructed segmented income statement in a contribution format would
show that the net operating income of the company as a whole is:
Stryker Corporation has two major business segments-East and West. In April, the East
business segment had sales revenues of $500,000, variable expenses of $280,000, and
traceable fixed expenses of $80,000. During the same month, the West business segment had
sales revenues of $970,000, variable expenses of $514,000, and traceable fixed expenses of
$184,000. The common fixed expenses totaled $280,000 and were allocated as follows:
$112,000 to the East business segment and $168,000 to the West business segment.